Wang Xiaoming had told the story of the Divine Tree several times in Konoha. Many people, especially those in high positions, knew about it, but they had never actually seen it. Now, they truly understood.
Konoha immediately requested a Five Kage Summit. Since it concerned the Jinchuriki of each nation, everyone was finally willing to sit down and talk.
Tsunade, accompanied by Jiraiya and Kakashi, attended the meeting and explained everything they knew. There was no need for any concealment at this point; this was already the Fourth Shinobi World War.
While the Five Great Villages were holding their meeting, another group of people were also extremely anxious.
"What exactly is going on? Why did Nagato leave Amegakure? Why did the Divine Tree appear?"
In the dark cavern, Obito Uchiha, disguised as Madara Uchiha, angrily questioned the black figure in front of him.
"Zetsu, how exactly are you monitoring them?!"
"I don't know what happened either. They were too fast. The White Zetsu didn't notice anything, and all the Jinchuriki were captured. By the time we realized it, the Jinchuriki of the Five Great Villages had all been taken."
"Who exactly did this? To capture eight Jinchuriki at once, didn't you notice anything at all, Zetsu?"
Obito was furious. The Tailed Beasts were crucial to his plan. He wanted to create a world with Rin. If the Tailed Beasts were all stolen by someone else, how could he create it?
"Logically speaking, capturing eight Jinchuriki at once should have created a huge commotion, but I don't know how they did it. They were fast and made no noise at all."
Zetsu was also distressed. He had waited for over a thousand years for this moment, but it had turned out like this. The opponent was too fast; he couldn't react at all.
"Two days after the Five Great Nations discovered that their Tailed Beast Jinchuriki had disappeared, the Three-Tails was also captured. The day after the Three-Tails was captured, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki also vanished. And, somewhat miraculously, not only did the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki disappear, but the last Uchiha also went missing."
"The last Uchiha?"
Obito looked at Black Zetsu in confusion.
"That's right, the guy named Sasuke Uchiha."
Black Zetsu was also troubled by Sasuke Uchiha. He was the Indra of this generation, and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was the Asura of this generation. This situation left him completely bewildered. Who exactly did this, capturing both Asura and Indra at the same time?
"Hmph, is that all you know?"
Obito glared at Black Zetsu with his Sharingan, displeased with Black Zetsu's weak intelligence gathering ability.
"That's enough, Obito."
"Call me Madara!"
Obito angrily asserted his identity.
"Regardless of who captured the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki, we can at least be certain of one thing: the Divine Tree has already been born. The opponent has gathered all nine Tailed Beasts together, turning the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path back into the Divine Tree. Moreover, they planted it in Rouran, and even Nagato has cooperated with them and gone to Rouran. We only need to go there to find out who exactly did this."
"Hmph, Nagato knows of our existence. We are no longer suitable to go there."
Although Obito wasn't very bright, he still had basic judgment skills, unless it involved Rin.
"Tell Itachi about Sasuke Uchiha's situation. Let Itachi go to Rouran to take a look. His brother is there, and he will definitely go there to help us test the waters."
As the leader who guided Itachi into the Akatsuki organization, Obito knew very well why Itachi joined Akatsuki—to be a spy.
Unfortunately, and hilariously, Itachi, who had been in Akatsuki for several years, had never passed on any useful information back to Konoha. The Third Hokage sent him to Akatsuki, but the Third died, and no information was ever sent back.
What a good spy he was.
"Alright, I'll inform Itachi immediately. Hopefully, Itachi can help us find out something."
Black Zetsu nodded and immediately burrowed into the ground. He was anxious, very anxious. He had waited for over a thousand years, only for someone he didn't know at all to appear and capture all nine Tailed Beasts. He absolutely couldn't let this happen! He had to find that guy, no matter what it took, to stop him from taking the Ten-Tails.
504. When the Divine Tree matures, the power will return to the earth
Black Zetsu's rescue of his mother was the main quest of the Naruto world. The entire world's plot was basically centered around Black Zetsu's rescue of his mother.
Although the protagonist was the brainwashed Naruto, the true core was Black Zetsu's rescue of his mother.
This Black Zetsu, who came out of Kaguya Otsutsuki, had been around for over a thousand years. He had spent so much, so much, so much time trying to save Kaguya Otsutsuki. Now that the Divine Tree had reappeared, he absolutely had to seize the opportunity!
After discussing with Obito, Black Zetsu immediately went to find Itachi. Itachi Uchiha was currently with Kisame Hoshigaki in the Land of Fire. Because of the death of the Third Hokage, he had to go to Konoha to show his presence, so that Danzo would know that although the Third was dead, he was still around, so he shouldn't think about touching Sasuke!
But he didn't expect that as soon as he returned to Konoha, Black Zetsu would come looking for him.
"Itachi, there's a new mission."
Black Zetsu's sudden appearance from the ground surprised Kisame Hoshigaki, who was beside Itachi. As for Itachi himself, he seemed calm and unfazed. Itachi didn't say anything, but Kisame Hoshigaki grinned, revealing his sharp shark teeth.
"Zetsu, what's the new mission? It must be important if you came here personally instead of the leader summoning us."
"A new problem has arisen at the Rouran Ruins in the Land of Wind. All the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki have been captured. The opponent has stolen our things, and we need you, Itachi, to go and take a look."
Zetsu concealed a lot of information, such as the Divine Tree, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and the fact that the organization's leader, Nagato Uzumaki, had already gone there.
"Most importantly, Sasuke Uchiha and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki are also in the opponent's hands. Itachi, you and Kisame should go and see what's going on there."
Sasuke?
Upon hearing Sasuke's name, Itachi's eyes noticeably narrowed, but he quickly regained his composure. Years of acting had made him appear very calm.
"The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki has been captured?"
"That's right. The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and his good friend Sasuke Uchiha have all been captured. You should go and take a look quickly."
After saying that, Black Zetsu plunged into the ground and disappeared directly.
This situation stunned Kisame Hoshigaki.
"That was fast. He just ran off like that."
"Let's go, to the Land of Wind."
Itachi looked at Black Zetsu's anxious appearance, and he was also very anxious because he was very worried about Sasuke's safety. It was one thing for the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to be captured, but his brother absolutely couldn't be allowed to have an accident!
"Alright, Mr. Itachi."
Kisame Hoshigaki didn't have any objections either, just smiled and nodded, then followed Itachi, heading in the direction of the Land of Wind.
Also heading in the direction of the Land of Wind were the shinobi of the Five Great Nations.
All the Five Great Shinobi Villages had come out. Even the weakest Land of Wind and the Land of Water far overseas had sent people. Even Takigakure, which couldn't even be considered a major village, had sent people.
After all, the people of the Five Great Shinobi Villages now knew that their Jinchuriki had been captured and taken to Rouran. Therefore, the Five Great Villages, even including the elite shinobi of Takigakure, formed a special unit and headed towards Rouran.
Meanwhile, in Loulan, Wang Xiaoming was also preparing for the upcoming battle.
"No matter how many times I see it, this Divine Tree looks so exaggerated. How can there be such a big tree?"
In the Loulan ruins, on the massive Divine Tree, Minato stood on a branch, looking at the towering tree that reached into the clouds, and couldn't help but exclaim. As an Edo Tensei body, he had been kept in existence, and was one of the battle forces Wang Xiaoming had prepared. His main task was to use Flying Thunder God Technique to provide backup, not for Wang Xiaoming, but for Naruto and Sasuke.
"Dad, is this thing really that powerful?"
Naruto also stood beside him, looking at the towering Divine Tree, not quite believing it.
"Uncle used a few balls to create this tree. Although it is indeed big, it shouldn't be that powerful, right?"
"Idiot, Mr. Xiaoming said it's still growing and needs time to bloom and bear fruit."
Sasuke, as his friend, was also nearby, expressing his sarcasm towards Naruto's words.
"Damn it, Sasuke, of course I know that! I just wanted to know how powerful it is!"
Naruto was annoyed by Sasuke's ridicule. He was always called an idiot by Sasuke.
"According to what Brother said, it will probably take another month."
"A month? That's still a long time."
Naruto complained, feeling that a month was too long.
"This is already very fast, you idiot. Do you know how long it took Kaguya Otsutsuki to cultivate it? She spent many years. In some places, it even takes thousands of years to cultivate."
Wang Xiaoming walked to their side with Leticia, explaining to them.
"Thousands of years? That's too scary."
Naruto clutched his head.
"So now it's already very good. At least this Divine Tree has the power of the Nine Tailed Beasts filling it, so it only needs a month to fully recover. By then, the power of the earth can be fully restored."
Wang Xiaoming continued his persona as an environmentalist who wanted to restore the earth's power!
"However, Brother, I'm afraid this month won't be very peaceful."
Although Minato agreed with Wang Xiaoming's idea of restoring the earth's power, he was still very worried about the actual operation.
"With such a big Divine Tree here, it's too difficult for people in the ninja world not to know."
"That's right, the ninja world will definitely know. They will not only know, but also send ninjas over. By then, this place will become a battlefield."
Wang Xiaoming said, looking at Nagato Uzumaki behind them.
"At this time, we need this 'God' to solve the problem."
"Um... Mr. Xiaoming, please don't say that."
Nagato was very embarrassed by Wang Xiaoming's words. Being called 'God' in front of Wang Xiaoming was simply too awkward. He had been severely beaten by Wang Xiaoming, and then Wang Xiaoming gave him a shot of Gastrea virus, allowing him, whose life force was rapidly draining, to regain his vitality, transforming from his original emaciated state to his current full-bodied appearance.
It was precisely because Wang Xiaoming helped him solve the problem of life force, and because Wang Xiaoming didn't kill him despite the beating, that he chose to believe Wang Xiaoming, believing what Wang Xiaoming said.
"Nagato, can you still contact your subordinates?"
"I can contact them, but those people are all ruthless rogue ninjas. Is it really okay to use them? And some of them have problems."
After recovering, Nagato was different from when he appeared as Pain. In the Akatsuki organization, as Pain, he had absolute power, but as Nagato, his personality was relatively gentle.
"It's okay, as long as they interfere with the Five Great Villages, they don't need to do too much."
"No problem."
Nagato formed hand seals, preparing to contact the Akatsuki members. He hadn't contacted them since he was beaten and captured by Wang Xiaoming.
As soon as he formed the hand seals, Nagato paused.
"What's wrong?"
"Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki are here, three kilometers to the east!"
505. The Uchiha Brothers' Showdown
Itachi Uchiha had actually come, which surprised Nagato. Although he had left Amegakure, he was still the leader of the Akatsuki organization. Now, his own subordinates had actually come to the Land of Wind on their own?
No, it seemed that his subordinates didn't need to ask for his orders when they acted. The internal rules of the Akatsuki organization were that they could act freely without orders, except for the condition that they had to be in groups of two, and there were basically no other rigid requirements, except for wearing the Akatsuki uniform and painting their nails.
Moreover, Nagato also knew that this Itachi Uchiha was not his man. He was brought in by Madara Uchiha, and he had never trusted Madara Uchiha.
"Itachi Uchiha is likely to be an enemy. Do you need me to deal with him?"
Nagato had now recovered, and with the Rinnegan, beating Itachi Uchiha was very easy, basically a slaughter.
"No need, Itachi Uchiha is a traitor to the Uchiha clan. Just leave him to the Uchiha clan."
Wang Xiaoming looked at Sasuke Uchiha.
"You should understand what I mean, Sasuke."
"Yes!"
Sasuke naturally understood Wang Xiaoming's meaning. He was willing to follow Wang Xiaoming because Wang Xiaoming could help him kill Itachi Uchiha, and Wang Xiaoming could also give him that power.
"Leave Itachi Uchiha to you, use the things I gave you."
"Yes!"
After Sasuke Uchiha decided to avenge Itachi Uchiha and Konoha by following Wang Xiaoming, Wang Xiaoming gave him a lot of equipment, allowing him to improve in a short time, and even gave him a powerful weapon.
"I will definitely make that sinner pay!"
Having obtained the power given by Wang Xiaoming, Sasuke was now full of confidence, in a state of perfect weather.
"Wait, Sasuke, what did Uncle give you?"
Naruto was very curious about the cheat Sasuke had obtained. He had only received Gastrea virus and Ghoul virus from Wang Xiaoming, as well as a few beam sabers. He hadn't received anything else. Of course, if his dad counted as a cheat, then he did have a portable dad.
"Hmph, idiot, you'll find out later!"
Sasuke smiled smugly, then jumped straight out, spread his one wing, and glided downwards.
"Let's go, let's go take a look, and see how Sasuke personally gets rid of the Uchiha sinner."
Wang Xiaoming also summoned Kintoun, then had everyone get on Kintoun, and flew downwards together.
The distance of three kilometers would take a long time for an ordinary person to run, but for a ninja, it was very fast. Their Body Flicker Technique and their own physical fitness were very good, and they quickly crossed the three kilometers.
Without waiting too long, Sasuke saw Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki appearing outside the Loulan Ancient City.
